Responds to an article appearing in an earlier issue of the journal that discussed the relationship between social-cognitive ability and writing skill. Reports on a study that investigated the relationship and found that social cognitive ability was more closely related to oral than to written performance. (FL)

Classifies students' responses to a plagiarism questionnaire into six categories. Concludes that students take plagiarism seriously and that their reasons are based most often on fairness, individual responsibility, and ownership. (JAD)

Describes a study in which students in grades 5, 7, 9, 11, and college were taught to play a game, then given the task of writing instructions in how to play it. Shows the growth in students' informative writing skills over the grades. Appendixes contain scoring guidelines, a description of the game, and examples of the instructions. (FL)

Describes a study in which nine-year-old children wrote persuasive letters to two individuals and then participated in an oral task designed to determine their competence in listener adapted communication. (FL)